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document.write( "Even: 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20: 10 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Even and multiple of 3: 6,12,18: 3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiples of 3: 3,6,9,12,15,18,21: 7 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Possible results: 21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(even or multiple of 3) = P(even) + P(multiple) - P(even and multiple of 3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (10 + 7 - 3)/21 = 14/21 = 2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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